Month: October 2022

Silent Payments & Secret Blinding Keys [Shinobi]

“One issue with Bitcoin’s privacy, the ability to receive funds without giving up valuable information, is addressed with ‘silent payments.’” – Shinobi Today we dive back into privacy with payment codes, BIP47, how exactly it works, and then the recent proposal from Somsen on “silent payments” that takes this even a step further to limit…

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Guy’s Take_53 – Let’s Talk CTV

Everybody take a deep breath! Right now all the drama on Twitter and the Bitcoin community is all about CTV. What is it? Is this an attack on Bitcoin? Is it going to destroy Bitcoin fungibility? Are we firing the devs again? Well luckily I’ve been digging around through things the past 3-4 days and…

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Setting the Record Straight [Nic Carter]

“I’m going to clear things up here because most of the people piling on were deeply confused about me, my firm, and what I do. And yes, I’m including some choice words for the self-described Bitcoin maximalists. You asked for it. You got it.” – Nic Carter Nic takes to his medium page to denounce…

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A Bitcoiner’s Guide to Proof of Stake [Scott Sullivan]

“This brings us to our fourth principle behind PoS, which is that **PoS relies on subjective truth**. There is simply no objective way to pick between two competing blockchains, and any new nodes to the network must ultimately trust some existing source of truth to resolve any ambiguity. This contrasts significantly with Bitcoin, where the…

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Reboot – Everyone’s A Scammer [Michael Goldstein]

With the markets in chaos, with services halting withdraws, & Everyone’s a Scammer” by Michael Goldstein, is one of those works. Another piece that stood the test of time made available by the Nakamoto Institute, not to be missed by any serious Bitcoiner out there. Don’t forget to check out Goldstein’s amazing work and the enormous…

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Why and How to Get a Bitcoin Job [Stephan Livera]

“Coming off the Bitcoin 2022 conference, you might feel a little down from the high of meeting and spending time with Bitcoiners. I’ve also found that going to these events leaves you with an additional sense of urgency to do something more, or to become more involved somehow. One way to do that is to participate in…

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Reboot – Why the Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin [Croesus]

“When I thought about what is the defining difference between the Bitcoin maximalists and my yuppie elite friends, the surface level distinctions that popped out were political (e.g., libertarianism, Trump support, second-amendment rights, Black Lives Matter). But these stem from a deeper divide: the degree to which a person has trust in the system.” – Croesus…

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What is Money Anyway? Part 3 [Lyn Alden]

“Like any powerful technology, bitcoin can be used for good or ill. As proponents of the technology like to say, bitcoin is “money for enemies” because it’s a bearer asset that can be verified rather than trusted, and it’s hard to block payments for anyone. It’s like a commodity; something that can be partially regulated…

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How Fedimint Scales Bitcoin Custody [Namcios]

“Fedi and Fedimint will help put monetary power back into the hands of everyone, everywhere,” said Fedi Inc. co-founder and CEO, Obi Nwosu, in a statement. “This creates brighter futures for billions and especially for those struggling under oppressive regimes, which ultimately makes the world a better place.” – Namcios The cypherpunk mission of Chaumian…

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What is Money, Anyway? [Lyn Alden]

“If a money (the most salable good) is easy to create more of, then any rational economic actor would just go out and create more money for herself, diluting the whole supply of it. If an asset has a monetary premium on top of its pure utility value, then it’s strongly incentivizing market participants to…

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